Halliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL) reported fiscal third-quarter results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the oil and gas services company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.67 on…
The number of oil and gas drilling rigs in the U.S. is down by 188 at last count, with gas drilling rigs down by 514 and oil rigs up by 331. The…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. AmBev (NYSE: ABV) named Bear of the Day at Zacks. Baker…
We have tracked the key short interest changes in the following oil and gas leaders: Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI), BP PLC (NYSE: BP), Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK), Chevron Corp. (NYSE:…
Short interest in the oil services companies has risen, while one of the two refiners on our list -- Phillips 66 -- posted a substantial drop in short interest. As crude prices…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning and have wavered around the break-even line all day. European markets got things off to a slow start with concerns about Spain’s…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) cut to Market Perform at Leerink Swann. Alcoa…
With the exception of Chesapeake, which is seen as primarily a natural gas company with lots of problems, the oil and gas firms are not heavily shorted. Nobody really thinks the price…
Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) has reported that the North American rig count totaled 2,232 this week, down from 2,240 the week before and down from 2,483 in the same period a…
Oil field services company Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) this morning reported that its count of foreign oil & gas drilling rigs fell from 1,285 in June to 1,264 in July. June’s…
Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) has announced that despite the rise in oil prices, its count on rigs fell in the last week. The services firm reported that the North American rig…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall S. research calls this Monday morning. Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) started as Outperform at Leerink Swann. Cinemark Holdings (NYSE:…
The U.S. markets appear to be set to follow Asian and European markets lower. Standard & Poor’s 500 Index could end a three-day rally, even as companies reported better-than-expected earnings in the…
Two of the world’s largest oil field services firms reported earnings this morning: Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) and Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB). Both handily beat earnings per share (EPS) and revenue…
Oil and gas driller Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE: NBR) warned this morning that the company expects second-quarter operating results to miss consensus estimate, mainly as a result of higher costs: The shortfall…
